The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-09-15
THE ANGEL OF DEATH.

THE ANGEL OF DEATH
Mr.. William Morris, Of Morrisville,
Clinton county, grandfather Of Mr.. H. P.
Smith, OF Willettsville, died Wednesday
night Of last week, aged nearly ninety
eight years.
Mrs. Polly Stockwell, widow of Mr..
Raphael Stockwell, died at her residence
near this city on Tuesday Of last week in
the 18th year Of her age. The funeral
services were held on Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. Hirn, mother of Mr.. John Hirn,
Of this city, died at the residence of her
son.in.law, Mr.. Robert Morrow, in Glib.
bon, Nebraska, last Thursday night.
Her remains arrived here Monday morn
ing. and were inferred in the Hillsboro
cemetery.
Miss Phoebe Ochs died at the residence
Of her parents on North West street, last
Saturday night at half-past eleven, of
general exhaustion. She was 20 years
Of age. Her remains were sent to Gin
cinnati Monday morning to be inferred
in the Jewish cemetery.
Mrs. Rebecca Higgins, wife of Mr.. l..
d. Higgins, Of Villisca, Iowa, and sister
If Mrs. Martha Morrow, Of this city,
died at her home in that city August
2lst, 1887, aged SO years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Higgins were residents of this city at one
time, Mr.. Higgins being engaged in the
grocery business.
Miss Sarah Fallon, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Fallon, died of
consumption last Monday night at half.
past eleven. Deceased had been in poor
health for some time, and had only re.
turned from Montana five weeks ago,
where she had been spending several
months for the benefit of her health.
The funeral service took place from the
Catholic Church Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock.
Matilda E. Toll, youngest daughter OF
Harrison and Rachel Toll, died Septem.
Der 9TH, 1887, in her 3lst year. Matilda
was very estimable young lady, but
her health had been failing for some
time from that dread disease, consump.
ton. At an early age she united with
the New Lite Church at Tolls school
house, and to the time Of her death she
lived the life of a christian. Funeral
services were held at the house at IL
o'clock Friday morning, Rev. James
Lawwill officiating, after which the
remains were laid to rest in the Mowry
town cemetery.
Again it becomes the painful duty o.
the writer to record the death of another
of Hillsboro's young men. On Thurs
day morning last, after an illness O
about two weeks, Charles Reckley
breathed his last. Charlie was borr
November 3rd, 1852, and was an honest
hard-working young man. He was {
timer by trade, and the junior member
of the firm of Brown & Reckley. Hi
mother and favorite sister, Miss Daisy
are visiting relatives across the ocean
and his death will be to them q grea
blow, as it to his sisters living here
The funeral services took place from
the house Of his brother.in.law, Mr.
John w. Bayless, at two O'Clock Frida,
afternoon, under the auspices OF the A
o. U. w. and the Fire Department, de
ceased being member of both orders
Rev. ]. Pearson officiated.
| Mrs. Catharine McNicol died at til,
residence of her son, Mr.. John McNicol
on East Walnut street, on Friday even
ing, September 9th. Deceased was Dor,
in Perthshire, Scotland, on the first da,
of January, 1905, being in her. s2d year
She was married to James McNicol IL
1928, and was the mother of eight
children, all of whom reached the ag
of manhood and womanhood. Five o
her children survive her, who mourn
her loss. She with her husband AM
family emigrated to this country in 1851
and settled on Fall Creek, where sh
has constantly resided ever since, unit
the month of March last, when she re
moved to Hillsboro. The funeral Gel
vice was conducted by DR.. McSurely il
, the Fall Creek Church Sunday afternoon
. at 8 O'Clock, and the remains were lai
to rest beside her husband who ha'
, preceded her to the grave thirteen year.
} Her dust will also minele with childrel
!. and grandchildren, who like her, rest il
! the Fall Greek cemetery, awaiting tn
! calling to life by the archangel's trumpe
: ON the Resurrection Morn.
:, Attempted Blackmail.
:. On last Saturday morning a notoriou
4 street-walker by the name Of Louis
8 Barnes appeared before Judge Nee
a and fled an affidavit charging Mr.. E.
a Richards, Of the Hillsboro Schools, wit
|. bastardy.
a It is seldom we comment on matter
e of this nature, but in this case the q
n tempt to blackmail and extort none
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